13 December 1988: The Brazzaville Protocol was signed by #Angola, #SouthAfrica and #Cuba agreeing on independence for #Namibia to begin 1 April 1989 and phased withdrawal of Cuban forces over 27 months

11 December 1978: ZANLA guerrillas raided the fuel depot outside Salisbury, firing rockets that set fire to fuel containers and starting a blaze that would burn for eight days and consume months of #Rhodesia valuable oil reserves

4 December 1976: President Jean-Bedel Bokassa announced that henceforth the #CentralAfricanRepublic would be known as the Central African Empire and his 'coronation' as emperor would take place in a year

3 December 1985- "The day is not far when we shall lead you to freedom": Winne Mandela spoke at at rally and vowed vengence for those killed in clashes with Police in the black township of Mamelodi outside Pretoria #SouthAfrica

2 December 1977: The @AP released @PulitzerPrizes winning photos taken by one of its photographers who accompanied a #Rhodesia army unit on a patrol who said he saw soldiers "Loot, burn down huts and beat a politician and torture his wife and daughter"

Tribal Talk

Wiki define a “tribe” as follows:

“A tribe is viewed, historically or developmentally, as a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states. Many people used the term “tribal society” to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of social, especially familial, descent groups”

Africa is a continent of tribes. White Africans did exist, by this definition, and for a period of time in history developmentally outside of other states. They had their own social and family groups.

Like all tribes, members were also individuals with their own beliefs and values. They were made up of people who spoke many different home languages, although the vast majority spoke either English or Afrikaans either as first or a second language. Cultures grew and thrived within these groups, and as the people adapted to life in this sunny part of the world, they developed their own medicines, remedies, cooking styles, music and lifestyle. Different groups fought at times, often violently, but they helped each other in many ways. Life was often hard and the climate was unkind to these people, the vast majority worked hard, and played hard. There were the sport nuts and the party animals, the priests and the rebels, the rich and the poor. Due to communications being slow and difficult, many of these people regarded Africa as their only country even before their children came along and married and had more children. These things should be remembered.